Hackernews posts about Congress

Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate, which make laws for the country.

1. ICE denies having a protester database. A letter to Congress sheds more light (www.npr.org)
   149 points by Jimmc414 14 days ago | 69 comments
2. Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress (1.5mil users) (arstechnica.com)
   78 points by FrustratedMonky 7 days ago | 57 comments
3. Show HN: A website that tracks every stock trade Congress makes (congress.kadoa.com)
   63 points by hubraumhugo 29 days ago | 25 comments
4. Congress moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries (responsiblestatecraft.org)
   34 points by endorphine 25 days ago | 31 comments
5. We need to add 6k seats to Congress (www.usatoday.com)
   20 points by Cider9986 29 days ago | 8 comments
6. Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat (www.nytimes.com)
   19 points by mikhael about 7 hours ago | 12 comments
7. Spy law (FISA) on track to lapse after Congress rejects extension (www.politico.com)
   17 points by bsimpson 13 days ago | 2 comments
8. Congress rejects Khanna's attempt to stop deeper US/Israel military integration (twitter.com)
   15 points by sosomoxie 19 days ago | 1 comments
9. Congress wants to tie the United States to Israel with this new legislation (www.theguardian.com)
   15 points by kldavis4 16 days ago | discuss
10. White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump's image (www.theguardian.com)
    11 points by teleforce 26 days ago | 8 comments
11. Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits (www.reuters.com)
    11 points by jethronethro 5 days ago | discuss
12. Congress legislation to embed Israel within US Military-industrial complex (www.theguardian.com)
    9 points by root-parent 16 days ago | discuss
13. EFF Testifies to Congress on Protecting Americans' Rights from Government AI (www.eff.org)
    8 points by hn_acker 19 days ago | discuss
14. Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media's risks (apnews.com)
    6 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 29 days ago | discuss
15. Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits (www.reuters.com)
    5 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 5 days ago | 1 comments
16. Few things in DC are more predictable than Congress renewing surveillance powers (xcancel.com)
    4 points by Cider9986 13 days ago | discuss
17. Congress set to unveil AI draft that would preempt state laws (www.politico.com)
    4 points by artninja1988 20 days ago | discuss
18. DOJ investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi (www.npr.org)
    4 points by gnabgib 20 days ago | discuss
19. Bobby Prince's Doom (1993) Soundtrack Inducted into Library of Congress (playday.one)
    3 points by nomilk 5 days ago | discuss
20. Spy law on track to lapse after Congress rejects extension (2026) (www.politico.com)
    3 points by firefax 12 days ago | discuss
21. Capitol Alpha Machine – interactive viz of congressional stock trades (capitolalpha.app)
    2 points by sylvainbe 5 days ago | discuss
22. Congress has more power than it thinks (www.lawfaremedia.org)
    2 points by softwaredoug 7 days ago | discuss
23. Insider-signal – open-source CLI STOCKS,Congress (github.com)
    2 points by karansidhu007 15 days ago | discuss
24. Library of Congress Storage Architecture Meeting 2026 (blog.dshr.org)
    1 points by vitplister 15 days ago | discuss
25. White House sends Blanche's Attorney General nomination to Congress (www.politico.com)
    1 points by embedding-shape 15 days ago | discuss
26. H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office (www.eff.org)
    282 points by Cider9986 13 days ago | 129 comments
27. US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says (www.militarytimes.com)
    45 points by jethronethro 27 days ago | 19 comments
28. Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn (www.npr.org)
    10 points by geox 15 days ago | 5 comments
29. House passes bill to lower housing costs, sending it to Trump's desk (www.nbcnews.com)
    5 points by toomuchtodo about 10 hours ago | 5 comments
30. Ocean monitoring network of 900 sensors meant for 20 years is being dismantled (apnews.com)
    4 points by ck2 9 days ago | discuss